Charybdis japonica, Japanese swimming crab

Charybdis japonica   (Milne-Edwards, 1861)

Japanese swimming crab
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Portunidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

Bentopelagisk; djupintervall 0 - 50 m (Ref. 125642).  Tropical

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Western Pacific: from Japan to Malaysia. Subtropical and tropical climates.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.0 cm CW hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 343)

Short description Morfologi

Carapace without transverse ridges behind last anterolateral tooth; frontal teeth acutely triangular; anterolateral all acutely triangular. Posterior border of propodus of legs serrated. Palm with 5sharp spines, longitudinal ridges on palm granulated. Color: carapace white with large greyish patches, tips at anterolateral teeth reddish brown; fingers red and white.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Subtropical and tropical climates (Ref. 343). Found intertidal to subtidal, on substrates ranging from seagrass, mud, sand, to rocks. Occur to depths of 50 meters (Ref. 125642). Also found in tidepools on rocky shores (Ref. 118296). Common in estuaries, in firm or muddy fine sands (Ref. 118295). Generalist scavenger and predator (Ref. 118296). Benthopelagic predator, feeding mainly on benthic bivalves (Lamellibranchia), benthic crustaceans, fishes, and cephalopods (Ref. 117071). Host to the sacculinid barnacle Heterosaccus papillosus (Ref. 118296).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Ng, P.K.L. 1998 Crabs. p. 1045-1155. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 2. Cephalopods, crustaceans, holothurians and sharks. Rome, FAO. 1998. pp. 687-1396. (Ref. 343)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses


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Ytterligare information

Trophic Ecology
Food items (preys)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
Ekologi
Population dynamics
Tillväxt
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundans
Life cycle
Reproduktion
Könsmognad
Fecundity
Lek
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
Distribution
Länder
FAO områden
Ekosystem
Förekomster
Utplanteringar
Physiology
Syreförbrukning
Human Related
Stamps, coins, misc.
Outreach
referenser

Internet-källor

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, sök) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.